Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 1st of November.
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🏘️ Community
Heartland United Way is urging residents to make giving a holiday tradition and is offering three programs to help neighbors during the holidays; residents can find details on how to donate or enroll through Heartland United Way.
💼 Business
Baker's will open a new 123,000 sqft Marketplace store Wednesday in the Elkhorn area, a more than $40 million investment that will create 300+ new jobs for the community.
🎓 Education
Bellevue University requires every undergraduate to complete the three-class Kirkpatrick Signature Series, giving students a foundation in how the U.S. government operates.
🏈 Sports
Omaha's men's soccer team notched the highest-ranked win in program history, beating No. 5 Kansas City 4-0 at Caniglia Field to improve to 9-4-3 (3-1-1 in conference).
In Lincoln, coach Matt Rhule said after the Huskers' loss to Washington that Nebraska gave up a fourth-quarter lead for the third straight game and vowed to get back to work for Illinois and try to have a strong November.
The University of Nebraska is redirecting millions from media rights and other revenue into NIL deals to pay top athletes, lifting football roster compensation to about $31 to $35 million this season and aiming to keep pace with higher-spending programs (Protect College Sports Act could change rules).
Nebraska lost to Washington 17-10 in its second annual blackout game, leaving the Huskers still chasing bowl eligibility as Anthony Colandrea finished 24-of-44 for 255 yards, one touchdown + three interceptions; they travel to Illinois on Friday at 7 p.m.
Skutt Catholic's volleyball team won the District B-6 title + will advance to the state tournament for the 14th straight year.
Omaha lost 4-1 to No. 3 Denver Saturday night in Denver after scoring first on the power play, a defeat that dropped the Mavericks to 2-4-0 (0-2-0 NCHC).
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